Wikispaces is a free wiki development site. This class wiki is hosted on wikispaces. Most people use a wiki to share information about a selected topic and to network with people who share an interest in that topic.
One of the neatest uses of wikispaces that I have found so far is one site that is actually an interactive learning space. http://jumblism.wikispaces.com is an adventure learning game.. kids who are at risk get to see just how their decisions have consequences. After viewing a brief video about a situation the kids pick one of four storylines or they can even create their own storyline for the next segment. It goes the next step beyond pick your own adventure by giving them the option to create their own. This as given me a lot of ideas for the application of a wiki that I never would have thought about had I not seen their video on YouTube...besides the lesson there are links and a chat space.
One of the neatest uses of wikispaces that I have found so far is one site that is actually an interactive learning space. http://jumblism.wikispaces.com is an adventure learning game.. kids who are at risk get to see just how their decisions have consequences. After viewing a brief video about a situation the kids pick one of four storylines or they can even create their own storyline for the next segment. It goes the next step beyond pick your own adventure by giving them the option to create their own. This as given me a lot of ideas for the application of a wiki that I never would have thought about had I not seen their video on YouTube...besides the lesson there are links and a chat space.